NX6 Move Object & Transform

[PHayden]

As a UG user since the 80's, it was hard enough to keep from reaching for the Transform button to move or copy, but why couldn't NX keep the move/copy pick choice at the end?
Countless undo's because the last one was set for copy, or trace lines, or 12 copies when intention is a simple move etc.

The one thing I would wish to change (back) is to choose move or copy as an entry complete rather than return what ever I did the last time, and maybe default back to one copy & no tracelines.

Sorry, just venting, but a lot of time is wasted checking the list before completing a simple move or copy, then breaking my train of thought having to undo and set it up again.

-ph-

 

[abboberg]

Hmmmm - the "mind tapper"....I don't know if I want to shave my head....

Too bad the article didn't have any nuggets for the techies - note the glaring omission of I/O. It makes one question whether the article is a fake...

As far as I know, we have 20 really fast I/0 - fingers and toes. I would be OK with taking my shoes off if it could double my CAD speed; unfortunately, the world of CAD is migrating to what looks cool to managers...

 

[JohnRBaker]

We had at least one of our larger (but not nearly the largest) customer's attempt to develop a voice-activated interface for Unigraphics some years back (it's been some time since I've talked to anyone who was involved in the project). They were working with someone using voice recognition tools from a company called Dragon (I think they've even had a booth at one of the National User Conferences a few years back). We also looked into this at the time, but nothing ever came of it, but I did see it demoed once and it looked intriguing. I think the purpose of the effort by this particular customer was to provide an interface for a couple of employees who were disabled making it hard for them to use either a mouse or a traditional keyboard.

John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Design Solutions
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Cypress, CA

http://www.siemens.com/plm

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To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

 

[abboberg]

Like I said before - it all comes down to I/O - just like the days in machine design, this defines a machine's capability. To give you an idea of how much I/O a human is capable of, just watch my old neighbor Paul Todd (formerly Paul Lagergren) on Youtube playing the organ. Here you can witness the information output capability of the human machine. He uses both his hands and his feet. If you told him he had to perform his concert with a mouse, I think he might muster enough anger and adrenaline to heave that organ on top of you!

Being forced to use the mouse for inputting all data does level the playing field relative to handicapped people - perhaps that is the purpose of the changes we are seeing...